7 things to do in Boulder County today, May 17, 2016

Daniel Klein will speak about and sign his new book, "Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It," tonight at the Boulder Book Store. (Courtesy Photo)

Daniel Klein's fans have fallen in love with the thoughtful way he shows how philosophy resonates in everyday life. As a young college student studying philosophy, Klein filled a notebook with short quotes from the world's greatest thinkers, hoping to find some guidance on how to live the best life he could. In "Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It," from the vantage point of his eighth decade, Klein revisits the wisdom he relished in his youth, 7:30 p.m., Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder; $5; 303-447-2074 or boulderbookstore.net.

COMMUNITY

Boulder B-cycle 5th Anniversary Celebration Boulder B-cycle, Boulder's nonprofit bike share program, is celebrating five days of events and discounts for its riders, along with new opportunities for Boulder's locals and visitors to ride its red bikes, 11 a.m., Boulder B-cycle, 3601 Arapahoe Ave. #D-179, Boulder; $8; 303-532-4412 or boulder.bcycle.com

Investigating Dinosaurs Exhibit Opens In the return of the Investigating Dinosaurs exhibit, young visitors can become Junior Paleontologists and explore how we know what we know about dinosaurs, all day., WOW! Children's Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette; $9; 303-604-2424 or wowchildrensmuseum.org.

TALKS & WORKSHOPS

"Curds & Brew" Cheesemaking & Beer Tasting Bootcamp Join us for one, two or three days of cheesemaking classes along with tours and tastings at three different local breweries. Each day will begin with a hands-on cheesemaking class at the Cheese Education Center classroom located within the new Haystack Mountain Cheese Creamery. You'll get some hands-on experience making cheeses and enjoy lots of tastings. We'll provide a light lunch each day and then leave our classroom for an outing to a local brewery. There you'll get to tour the brewery, sample a flight of their beers and enjoy some cheese pairings along with a little more "cheese education" at the end of the day, 10 a.m., The Art of Cheese, 505 Weaver Park Road, Ste E, Longmont; $135; theartofcheese.com.

Autumn Colors in New England From the fishing villages of Maine to the covered bridges of Vermont, from beaches and sea cliffs to blueberry barrens and mountainside ponds, New England is a wonderful place for fall visits. The weather is pleasant, the summer hordes have departed, and there's always somewhere with gorgeous autumn color. Join us for some scenery of the Northeast, 7 p.m., Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; free; 303-786-8406 or cil.com/travelshows.

THEATER

Harmony: a Colorado chorale presents DIVAS: Everyone Has a Story Tuesday, May 17 Harmony Chorale, "the Power and Joy of GLBTS Voices" presents: "DIVAS: Everyone Has a Story", which features our sopranos in Puccini's O Mio Babbino Caro, and our small group Harmonix performing Beyonce's Halo. The spirits of Madonna, Bette, Elton, Judy, Rosemary and many others will join us onstage for our fabulous performances this Spring, 7:30 p.m., Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park, Broomfield; $20; bit.ly/1qpqpZ8.

Lightning has 5A state title aspirations once againIt was the only home plate the Legacy varsity softball field had ever known, and there it was last Saturday, in its tattered state, dug out of the playing surface and relegated to a lonely, unused existence. Full Story

The Boulder alt-country band gives its EPs names such as Death and Resurrection, and its songs bear the mark of hard truths and sin. But the punk energy behind the playing, and the sense that it's all in good fun, make it OK to dance to a song like "Death." Full Story